A rare celestial event, total solar eclipse, will be witnessed on July 11, but this unique astronomical incident involving sun, moon and earth will not be visible from India due to the dark night (Amavasya ki raat).
"The total solar eclipse will be visible in the South Pacific Ocean area and also from South American countries like Argentina and Chile," Ujjain's Jiwaji Observatory's superintendent, Dr Rajendra Prakash Gupt told PTI.
According to the Indian Standard Time the solar eclipse will begin from 10.39 pm and will end at 03.27 am lasting for nearly five hours during which sun, moon and earth will be visible in a unique astronomical role.
The eclipse will reach at its peak at 1.03 am, Gupt said adding during that time there will be total darkness on the earth. This situation will last for 05.25 minutes, he said.
Total solar eclipse occurs when between sun and the earth, moon comes in such a way that it totally covers sun behind it.
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